Sold a 11.875" x 16.000" framed print of Monsterra Morning on Fine Art America

Thank you to the buyer from Lemon Grove, CA!

Every buyer is so very appreciated.

Monsterra Morning canvas wrapped print Sold - Feb 17, 2019

Every Sale is  very appreciated.
thanks so much to this buyer from Texas
on FineArtAmerica. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Here's wishing all my family, friends, and clients around the world a very Happy and Prosperous New Year! 

Happy New Year! - bonne année! - Feliz Ano Novo! - Feliz año nuevo! - 新年快乐！ - Szczęśliwego - Nowego Roku! - Boldog új évet! - Gelukkig nieuwjaar! - La Mulţi Ani! - İyi seneler! - Gott Nytt År! - Buon anno! - Onnellista uutta vuotta! - Godt nytt år! - Štastný nový rok - Sretna Nova godina! - Ευτυχισμένος ο καινούργιος χ......ρόνος - Godt nytår! - Feliĉan novjaron! - Srečno novo leto - Feliç Any Nou!

All the best,

Michele

The Holidays are coming.

Wow!

How did that happen. Just a few days ago I was floating in the pool and just like that I'm looking and orange and yellow leaves and enjoying brisk cool mornings. Its October!! And of course,  that means the holidays are nearly here. I do hope you've all enjoyed a wonderful summer, and now its time to plan your holiday shopping, and get an early start on things. Before we all get swamped with the whirlwind of pumpkin carving, turkey carving and decorating for Christmas or Hanukkah.   With that in mind, here is a reminder of some of my offerings and I'll be putting up some new creations soon as well. Cheers! -Michele

Holiday Offerings

Hi everyone, Happy Holidays!

I just want to let you know that I have artwork and art products available in several online venues. You can find some of my original watercolors in my Etsy Store. I also have prints and some other products available on my FineArtAmerica & Pixels.com stores.  I've also updated my Redbubble store with a new Southwest calendar added to my 2 other most popular tropical calendars. You can also find a smaller format calendar here in my Zazzle store..

Take a look and let me know if you have any questions or have any special requests. 

-Michele

PS, whether its me or other artists, craftsmen and small businesses. I hope you will decide to shop from independents like us as much as possible for your gift giving needs this year.

Tips for the Holiday Season (with smiles)

Its always a good idea to start the Holidays off with the right attitude. enjoy

1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat.

Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!

3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.

8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?

9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.

10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.

Most Important Tip of all: Have a great Holiday Season! - Michele

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Self Portrait.
I've been playing around with some different techniques and affects.  So I thought I'd start with a selfie, aka self portrait.  "Re-emergence"
-Michele

"Tribal Pony" Watercolor mixed Media

"Tribal Pony"
Lots of choices for this image called "Tribal Pony" See them all here

Tips for the Holiday Season (with smiles)

1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat.

Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!

3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.

8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?

9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.

10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.

Most Important Tip of all: Have a great Holiday Season! - Michele

*°_██_*。*./ .˛* .˛.*.★* *★ 。*
˛. (´• ̮•)*˛°*/.♫.♫*˛.* ˛_Π_____. * ˛*
.°( . • . ) ˛°./• ‘♫ ’ •.˛*./______/~＼ *. ˛*.。˛* ˛. *。
*(…’•’.. ) *˛╬╬╬╬╬˛°.｜田田 ｜門｜╬╬╬╬ .
¯˜”*°•♥•°*”˜¯`´¯˜”*°•♥•°*”˜¯` ´¯˜”*°´¯˜”*°•♥•°*”˜¯`´¯˜”*°•

HAPPY THANKSGIVING from Bob & Michele Ross

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

To all who are celebrating today
we wish you much good company, good cheer, and good food.

May your holiday be filled with love, family, & friendship.

All the best,

Bob & Michele Ross

"Wild & Free in Nevada" Painting to Support Charity in Australia

A Small World is an international exhibition of small works being held at Magpie Springs Gallery in South Australia.  Works submitted by overseas artists like myself  are a gift with any proceeds to  to be donated to the charity.

I'm delighted to be participating in this show being held this November through January.
The owner there, Avril Thomas is a very fine artist in her own right and has been a facebook friend for several years now. A few months ago, Avril asked all her painter friends if we'd like to participate in a small works show of post card sized work to help promote her beautiful venue and to raise money for charity. She has had an overwhelming response from over 200 artists from around the world.

I've just completed my piece. A watercolor of some of our wild Nevada horses, and I've titled it "Wild & Free in Nevada" as a declaration that I hope we will always have wild horses here in the west. Fun fact: Did you know that Nevada has more wild horses than any other state in the USA? We do love our wild horses here and work hard to protect and keep them free.

The show opens November 13th and runs through January 15th 2017 as this gallery is open for 3 days a week. The show will be accompanied by an online auction site so that people from any country may bid on the pieces in the show.  Its turning into a delightful collaborative effort.
I'll keep you posted on news as I get it as well as the links to the auction site.

Check it out, its sure to delight art lovers from around the world. And if you're in Australia, be sure to check out Magpie Springs. It looks to be a wonderful place.
-Michele

HAPPY EASTER!

New Life!- Watercolor Image by MARoss ©2016

The egg, an ancient symbol of new life, and for Christians, Easter eggs are said to represent Jesus' emergence from the tomb and resurrection.

I would like to wish all who celebrate, a most blessed and
Happy Easter.

And here's to emergence, and new life no matter what creed you follow.

Michele

THE LITTLE FILLY THAT COULD

Aspen's Story..."LOOK AT ME GO!" Watercolor by MARoss

I love a good success story, don't you? This little wild mustang was a member of the local herd up in the Spring Mountains at Cold Creek. The herd has had a tough time of it in the last couple of years due to drought leading to decreased forage. Sadly, their popularity with humans has also taken its toll. When the wild one's are fed, they hang around waiting for more instead of going higher up in the mountains where there was more food. Well anyway, so many of the local herd was near starvation that the BLM* rounded a bunch of them up last August. A local wild horse advocate & photographer named Darcy Grizzle went out to observe and helped rescue this little one who could barely walk. I'll never forget those first photos of her that Darcy posted on Facebook, and how desolate,  thin and weak that little horse looked walking up the hill to the pond. You can see in the photos on the lower left how emaciated she was on Aug 30th when she was rescued. The photo on the lower right shows how robust she looked last week on December 29th. I asked Darcy if I could do some sketches of little Darcy Annie, now named Aspen, from the photos she took and she kindly said yes. So, the top image is my first piece of Aspen. I've tried to capture her spirit and the spirit of her story. - Michele

*BLM-Bureau of Land Management.
Note: All 3 photos credited to Darcy Grizzle.
Watercolor "LOOK AT ME GO!"  by Michele A Ross based on a photo by Darcy Grizzle

Happy Christmas Eve!

"Jingle all the Way" Watercolor by MARoss ©2015-2016

Now that one of the most celebrated of holidays is upon us. Whether you celebrate it or not, in all the best spirit of the season, a very Merry Christmas to you all. And my heartfelt wish for a joyous and prosperous 2016!

Michele

WINTER SOLSTICE

"Quiet Passage" ACEO Watercolor  by MA Ross

Oh the beauty of twinkling  holiday lights in that longest of dark winter nights! The quiet  of woodland creatures as they pass through a snowy forest. Such a magical time.
It is however,  a bittersweet event here in the desert. The winter solstice hails the onset of winter, yet with the return of the sun, also the eventual return of long hot days.  Fall & winter are our best seasons, and we relish them while they last. We're on the final leg to Sol's return to us in all his full blown glory.

I do hope this holiday week brings you and yours much merriment and joy.

-Michele

Happy Thanksgiving!

"Backyard Olives" a watercolor by Michele A Ross ©2015

To all of our USA friends, Bob and I want to wish you a joyful Thanksgiving Holiday filled with good food, good company, and a grateful & joyful spirit!

With much gratitude for all we have and for all of you!

-Bob & Michele

HAPPY HALLOWEEN & Feliz Dias de los Muertos!

Raven Watercolor Painting by MARoss

Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Halloween, or Happy Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) and Happy All Saints Day! - Michele

"ON THE LOOKOUT" Watercolor by M.A. Ross

"On the Lookout" Watercolor, decolorized

I recently developed an interest in ravens and crows. Perhaps
it is because autumn is fast approaching here. Fall is my favorite
season. It means cooler temperatures, fresh apples and apple cider,
beautiful foliage, and trips to the pumpkin patch.

Ravens are intriguing birds, and one of the smartest. Poe sort of
gave them a bad rap in his famous poem. Since studying them, I've
become rather enamored.

I cheated with this image. I painted the watercolor, then when I
was checking the values in my photo editor, I decided I like this
monochrome image the best. I might show the color painting later, and this one will also be listed as a print soon.
Meanwhile, I've had fun getting to know these giant intellects of the avian world. - Michele

"On the Lookout" - Watercolor on Strathmore cold pressed rag, then de-colorized in Photo Editor.

Hello September!

Photo taken last Fall in our local Mountains, the Spring Mountains, NV

Well hello September my old friend. Its so nice to see you again.

for those of us in the Southwest, September heralds the promise of cooler temps and our best and most beautiful months of October and November. Time to get back outside after the long hot hibernation period of escaping the brutal heat.

-Michele

"PAINTED PONIES" - Watercolor by M.A.Ross

"Painted Ponies" Watercolor by M.ARoss on Arches 140lb CP

I do apologize for not posting much here lately. We've been so busy with business and travel.

I have fallen in love hard with the Wild American  Paint Mustangs. We've been to see a few of them in Nevada and Utah and hope to make a few more trips this fall. They are such proud and majestic creatures.

This little watercolor is a composite of a couple of different photos, done in the studio.

On Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Rag.
Dimensions: Paper is 7.5 "w x 11" tall, image size is about 6x9

Available for $125.00 plus shipping. Payment via Paypal or personal check if I know you.

Message or email me with your interest and I can send you an invoice.

Enjoy!
-Michele